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pacific with a live special on the election results from across the country. for now, that is it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. turning you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now, new documents from inside the obama care war room reveal administration concerns about more problems beyond a broken website. >>> americans on edge after the latest high profile shooting incident. a gunman opening fire in a crowded shopping mall. is this the new normal? >>> and newt gingrich may be full of praise for chris christie on this election day but wait until you hear what christie had to say about gingrich. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with breaking news, just coming into "the situation room" about serious chemical weapons. after the threat of a u.s. military strike this summer, the regime of bashar al assad had apparently been cooperating with international teams working to destroy the country's stockpile of chemical weapons, but now, there are some disturbing new developments. let's
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they claim they won the election. but really what these people are doing is they're protesting against the supreme council of the armed forces which took over after mubarak. and in the last week has dissolved the recently elected parliament and assumed a great deal of additional powers in addition to instituting what jimmy carter is describing similar to martial law. in fact, he went one step further in a statement today to criticize chief of supreme council saying he's deeply troubled by the undemocratic transition -- egypt's political transition has taken. he is warning the supreme council not to meddle in the affairs of writing up a new constitution. this country has no legislature right now and no constitution. and the winner of the election still hasn't been formerly announced yet. >> supposed to announce that on thursday. on top of all this, hosni mubarak, the former president under arrest apparently they say suffered a stroke, cardiac arrest. what do we know about this? >> well, the spokesman for the state pros
they claim they won the election. but really what these people are doing is they're protesting against the supreme council of the armed forces which took over after mubarak. and in the last week has dissolved the recently elected parliament and assumed a great deal of additional powers in addition to instituting what jimmy carter is describing similar to martial law. in fact, he went one step further in a statement today to criticize chief of supreme council saying he's deeply troubled by the...
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people, youknow, we lost an election. put it in perspective. people lost a husband, a wife, a child, lost someone in battle. there were so many things that people have to deal with in this life, and you know, yes, that was hard, but i think we can put it in perspective very quickly and say aren't we blessed, aren't we blessed to live in this country. i think it would have been a better one had mitt won, but aren't we blessed, this is an amazing country, amazing people. >> love the experience. it was hard work. i said it was like a roller coaster, there are ups and downs, but you still pay to get on the roller coaster. it is a real thrill and experience that we will never forget, and frankly i'd do it again -- >> you would? >> look. >> again? >> i would do it again, but it is not my time. >> i'll go with that. >> i would love to do it again and win, but it is not my time. i had my chance. i expressed my views. i didn't win. it is time for someone else now to get in there and give it their best shot. i am optimistic a republican will win in 2016,
people, youknow, we lost an election. put it in perspective. people lost a husband, a wife, a child, lost someone in battle. there were so many things that people have to deal with in this life, and you know, yes, that was hard, but i think we can put it in perspective very quickly and say aren't we blessed, aren't we blessed to live in this country. i think it would have been a better one had mitt won, but aren't we blessed, this is an amazing country, amazing people. >> love the...
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thank you. >>> a quick footnote to the election, mitt romney's campaign apparently was planning an election niegts fireworks show over boston harbor as part of a victory celebration. the boston globe reports the romney campaign contracted with the same firm that handles boston's fourth of july fireworks and obtained a permit. but of course they ended up with nothing to celebrate. >>> a dramatic moment in a tucson courtroom today. the former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, stares down the man who tried to kill her. we have new details from her would-be asass sin's sentencing hearing today. but not from germany. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not from japan. ♪ it's a car like no other... inspired by a place like no other. introducing the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu, our greatest malibu ever. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's that time of year. time for campbell's green bean casserole. you'll find the recipe at campbellskitchen.com. ♪ campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. 100% new. 100% mmm... wow, that is mmm... it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calorie
thank you. >>> a quick footnote to the election, mitt romney's campaign apparently was planning an election niegts fireworks show over boston harbor as part of a victory celebration. the boston globe reports the romney campaign contracted with the same firm that handles boston's fourth of july fireworks and obtained a permit. but of course they ended up with nothing to celebrate. >>> a dramatic moment in a tucson courtroom today. the former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords,...
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how close is this election? >> it is a very close election. >> how important is money? >> well, resources are always important. they don't trump a message. don't trump interest in a candidate. the public is not very excited about mitt romney. i would rather have them feel about a candidate like they feel about barack obama and president obama's leadership and what he is done. you can accept certain imbalances, you can't accept the type of imbalances and i am going to try to level the playing field. >> i sense worry. >> i am jewish. we are born worried. so no. i think it is a tight race, i am not saying anything new, wolf, it is not insightful, a few voters, down to a few states. you have critical battleground states that are peeling off, they're going back to their election dna electorate, so it is coming down to a few voters in a few states, a concentration on those efforts. that's where i want to be sure we can be helpful. >> you are unique in this situation. not only were you chief of staff to this president, president obama, you had high role -- >> senior adviser. >
how close is this election? >> it is a very close election. >> how important is money? >> well, resources are always important. they don't trump a message. don't trump interest in a candidate. the public is not very excited about mitt romney. i would rather have them feel about a candidate like they feel about barack obama and president obama's leadership and what he is done. you can accept certain imbalances, you can't accept the type of imbalances and i am going to try to...
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these cardinals were to all intents and purposes elected and the new cardinals will be elected by francis i which will mean one assumes that there will be a bigger latin american contingent going forward. perhaps more reflective of the size of the catholic faith in that part of the world. >> without a doubt. he will focus on giving that church the representation it demands on a global scale. he'll bring latin america into the universal church and i can only imagine what latins are experiencing not only in latin america but the united states and north america and everywhere. it is a big night. >> remind me why a pope has to change his mind. >> he does it because his whole person changes. in the thinking of the church, the theology the holy spirit comes upon this man who has been chosen to be the universal pastor and he changes not only in his person, his name, everything. he becomes a new man. he leaves the old man behind. and he spends the rest of his life here serving the church as the servant of servants. >> you were just speculating on why perhaps he chose the name francis. he is now p
these cardinals were to all intents and purposes elected and the new cardinals will be elected by francis i which will mean one assumes that there will be a bigger latin american contingent going forward. perhaps more reflective of the size of the catholic faith in that part of the world. >> without a doubt. he will focus on giving that church the representation it demands on a global scale. he'll bring latin america into the universal church and i can only imagine what latins are...
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celebrity endorsements, they come around every election cycle, some election cycles more than others. but i think we can all agree a celebrity endorsement does not make or break a campaign. but, ana, how important are they? what good can they do? they've got to offer some good or campaigns wouldn't look for them. >> they can do a lot of good. >> exactly. >> they can do a lot of financial good. they also provide entertainment. listen, listening to these speeches day after day, the same stump speech, you got bruce springsteen, some celebrity out there, it becomes very entertaining. i'm going to make a confession here, i went to the democrat convention for the first time this year, and i got to admit i got celebrity envy. >> what about clint eastwood? come on. i was about to say something positive about the springsteen endorsement because i think springsteen is kind of a unique figure in that he does -- he crosses the political and artistic in certain ways. it's sort of like ralph nader stumping for obama. sort of the inspire -- but that clip, it was a little painful. >> so springsteen w
celebrity endorsements, they come around every election cycle, some election cycles more than others. but i think we can all agree a celebrity endorsement does not make or break a campaign. but, ana, how important are they? what good can they do? they've got to offer some good or campaigns wouldn't look for them. >> they can do a lot of good. >> exactly. >> they can do a lot of financial good. they also provide entertainment. listen, listening to these speeches day after day,...
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chief among them, the midterm elections. we've transformed "the situation room" into cnn's election center. there's a final whirl of campaigning with the first polls opening just seven hours from now. the entire house of representatives is up for grabs, along with three dozen governorships and a huge array of state and local posts. but all eyes right now are on the u.s. senate. 36 seats are being contested but just a handful will determine whether the senate stays democratic or if republicans gain control. the gop needs to pick up six seats. the latest poll suggest that goal is certainly within reach. our correspondents and our analysts are standing by. we'll go live to the key battlegrounds and hear gloria borger's exclusive interview with the still optimistic vice president joe biden. but let's begin in kentucky where the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has a chance to become the senate majority leader if he can hold onto his own seat. let's go live to our senior political correspondent brianna keilar. she's got the
chief among them, the midterm elections. we've transformed "the situation room" into cnn's election center. there's a final whirl of campaigning with the first polls opening just seven hours from now. the entire house of representatives is up for grabs, along with three dozen governorships and a huge array of state and local posts. but all eyes right now are on the u.s. senate. 36 seats are being contested but just a handful will determine whether the senate stays democratic or if...
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how much of this election, do you think, looking at those election polls is driven by fear. 78% driven by the economic conditions? >> it's what we were talking about before where nobody trusts anything. that is the fear factor and that's what you're seeing. the economy is getting better. the data shows that the economy is getting better. voters do not feel it's getting better. this is why it makes it so hard to predict. this is why you have so many within the margin of error race. >> and these governor races, it's really a good place to get the temperature of these crosswinds as well. we were talking about maryland, connecticut, rhode island. democrats are confident they will hold on, although narrowly. there are issues that frustrate people. if you're in the senate race, you're tied to obama, you're an incumbent and you're in rough shape. >> it's interesting, certainly you have the news cycle, ebola has been very big, across the middle east, it's got to contribute to that overall sense. >> if you look at it in a broad term of terrorism, you're going to see a higher number as we get al
how much of this election, do you think, looking at those election polls is driven by fear. 78% driven by the economic conditions? >> it's what we were talking about before where nobody trusts anything. that is the fear factor and that's what you're seeing. the economy is getting better. the data shows that the economy is getting better. voters do not feel it's getting better. this is why it makes it so hard to predict. this is why you have so many within the margin of error race....
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. >> during the lame duck session after the election if he's re-election or if romney wins that's when they'll have to deal with the bush tax cuts because all of them including the middle class and they'll go back to what existed during your administration -- >> and those rates, the problem with that is one, i think they should be extended for the bottom percent is that median income after inflation is lower than it was when they left office. so those people who would be affected by that, many, many of them have had no income increases in a decade so you really would have a contractionary economic impact. it would be very bad for the economy if those folks in the 98% had to shoulder a tax increase. >> i just want to be precise. what you're saying is you would not extend the tax cuts, and you would go back to the race that existed even though some exists say that could slow down economic growth during a long time. >> yes, i think if you phase it in slowly, so both plans recommend you don't have too much bite on the front end that will actually help us long term and keep in mind, the con
. >> during the lame duck session after the election if he's re-election or if romney wins that's when they'll have to deal with the bush tax cuts because all of them including the middle class and they'll go back to what existed during your administration -- >> and those rates, the problem with that is one, i think they should be extended for the bottom percent is that median income after inflation is lower than it was when they left office. so those people who would be affected by...
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you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. it will require a common effort and shared responsibility, and the kind of bold persistent experimentation that franklin roosevelt pursued during the only crisis worse than this one. and, by the way, those of us who carry on his party's legacy should remember that not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from washington. but know this, america, our problems can be solved. our challenges can be met. the path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place, and i'm asking you to choose that future. i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country. goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security, and the deficit. real, achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunity, and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years and that is why i am running for
you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. it will require a common effort and shared responsibility, and the kind of bold persistent experimentation that franklin roosevelt pursued during the only crisis worse than this one. and, by the way, those of us who carry on his party's legacy should remember that not every problem can be...
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this is an election about anger, about fear, about disappointment. it is close because you have a lot of democrats running in the red states. mitt romney and unpopular president and unpopular congress. you throw it all in together and it is this mixture which makes it very unpredictable and any wild card could upset. it we've seen foreign policy upset the apple card here, so we don't know. >> but here is the problem. look at the map and go back a couple of months ago and republicans were saying they would run up the score here. this was a map made for them. and rand paul is on to smsh. and the republican party bashed him for what he said. when i was a pollster under howard dean, i knew we would have a seat change because i saw the lineup and also democrats had a better brand than republicans did. you can't make that same argument right now and if they don't even the score it is because their brand got in the way. >> they do have a brand problem. if all of the races that are close and break late, republicans could get as high as 55, some think 53. but
this is an election about anger, about fear, about disappointment. it is close because you have a lot of democrats running in the red states. mitt romney and unpopular president and unpopular congress. you throw it all in together and it is this mixture which makes it very unpredictable and any wild card could upset. it we've seen foreign policy upset the apple card here, so we don't know. >> but here is the problem. look at the map and go back a couple of months ago and republicans were...
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this election isn't about what allen west said. this election is about 23 million americans who are either out of work or underemployed. they're looking for a president who has the right policies, the right qualifications and experience to lead on the number one issues facing us, which is jobs and economy. you saw what happened in wisconsin just recently. that was first and foremost a vote of confidence in scott walker's leadership as governor, but what scott walker did in wisconsin was to take on some big issues, and as a result of doing that successfully, he got the budget on the right track, he's got the economy moving in the right direction. when governor romney says that echos beyond the borders of wisconsin, what he means is that americans are going to be looking for that same leadership on the budget and in the economy in washington. >> eric fehrnstrom speaking to me from the romney campaign. we're going to go in depth with our chief political correspondent candy crowley. she's standing by. also more of my interview with for
this election isn't about what allen west said. this election is about 23 million americans who are either out of work or underemployed. they're looking for a president who has the right policies, the right qualifications and experience to lead on the number one issues facing us, which is jobs and economy. you saw what happened in wisconsin just recently. that was first and foremost a vote of confidence in scott walker's leadership as governor, but what scott walker did in wisconsin was to take...
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this is a base election. and that's what both campaigns are doing right now is getting their people to vote early, either the obama campaign is doing their famous souls to the polls push tomorrow morning after churches. that's what we're looking at now. >> peter doing some good reporting for us in clumus ohio. still to come, more on the race for the white house. we've got a lot more on the race for the white house. >>> we're also following the aftermath of the superstorm sandy, four days in a shelter with no shower. we're going to take you to one part of a devastated region in new york city where storm victims are still desperate for food, water and power. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... put
this is a base election. and that's what both campaigns are doing right now is getting their people to vote early, either the obama campaign is doing their famous souls to the polls push tomorrow morning after churches. that's what we're looking at now. >> peter doing some good reporting for us in clumus ohio. still to come, more on the race for the white house. we've got a lot more on the race for the white house. >>> we're also following the aftermath of the superstorm sandy,...
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turns out, at least through the last election cycle the answer was not so much. the nra took center stage on capitol hill and didn't give much ground. >> law abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals. nor do we believe that government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families. >> reporter: it is the influence of wayne lapierre and the national rifle association that makes gun advocates like diane feinstein, to say it will be an uphill battle. >> they come after you, they put together large amounts of money to defeat you. >> reporter: but he is on a mission to convince his colleagues. >> we need to wake members up to the fact if they want to do the right thing and join us on gun reform, there is not a political referendum like maybe a decade or two ago. >> reporter: during the 2010 campaign, the nra flooded the area with ads regarding guns, and sherrod brown, and figures for the nonresponsive politics shows that the nra spent over $4 million on the senate campaigns, losing seven out of eigh
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donate to shriners hospitals for children today. >>> thirteen days election before election day, there's still one group of voters that could make a huge, huge difference. take a look at our snapshot. >> the obama and romney campaigns are laser focused on the battlegrounds. >> trying to do something that's not so easy, appeal to the small sliver of undecided voters. >> i think there are about six undecided voters left in the entire country. >> is it romney or obama? >> they've only had two years to think about it. you're idiots. make up your minds. >> let's get straight to sirius xm radio host pete dominick and our excellent, excellent panel. >> thank you very much, wolf blitzer, for letting us borrow "the situation room" for a minute. let's get started right away with the brilliant "new york times" ross doult, these undecideds, they don't exist? >> no, i think they do exist. if you have national polling numbers showing obama and romney both around 47%, there are clearly some voters out there who, you know, some of it's turnout and so on but who might still make up their mind. i think it
donate to shriners hospitals for children today. >>> thirteen days election before election day, there's still one group of voters that could make a huge, huge difference. take a look at our snapshot. >> the obama and romney campaigns are laser focused on the battlegrounds. >> trying to do something that's not so easy, appeal to the small sliver of undecided voters. >> i think there are about six undecided voters left in the entire country. >> is it romney or...
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we've had an election. i think speaker boehner, as well as the senate majority leader harry reid, they know, since they've all run for office, the american people have spoken. back in '96, we had also a very aggressive campaign between clinton and dole. the election was over. nine months later, a year later, we had a balanced budget agreement that created the children's health insurance program, doubled the size of our national parks and created middle class tax credits for sending their kids to college. this time given the voters have spoken, the president won the election with a middle class agenda with a pro growth economic strategy based on the middle class, it's incumbent the parties work together to avoid the fiscal issue but lay a path for economic growth. >> work closely with the speaker newt gingrich. do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-electe
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on the other hand, i didn't get re-elected just to bask in re-election. i got elected to do work on behalf of american families. >> he's very clear, very confident. he's got enough work on his plate. he's got the fiscal cliff. he's got immigration reform. probably even tax reform. i think that's enough to get him started, what do you think? >> a major national security issue as well. >> and those are the unexpected things that pop up in a second term. >> right. he never has to worry about getting re-elected, but he has to worry about his legacy down the road. >> absolutely. >> gloria, thank you. there are more questions now merging about jill kelley, one of the key figures in the scandal involving general petraeus and john allen. the socialite's claim she deserves diplomatic protection. >> i'm an honorary consul general, so i have involability so they should not be able to cross my property. le thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get ref
on the other hand, i didn't get re-elected just to bask in re-election. i got elected to do work on behalf of american families. >> he's very clear, very confident. he's got enough work on his plate. he's got the fiscal cliff. he's got immigration reform. probably even tax reform. i think that's enough to get him started, what do you think? >> a major national security issue as well. >> and those are the unexpected things that pop up in a second term. >> right. he never...
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when bill clinton was seeking re-election in 1996, six weeks before the election he was at the u.n. general assembly meeting with a whole bunch of world leaders. >> this is kind of a don't rock the boat strategy. i think there's a sense that no good can come of any controversy right now. and that if you have one bilateral meeting and only one bilateral meeting, you're going to get other people angry. if you have a host of bilaterals, there's more of an opportunity to get more people angry. so if you're in the obama campaign and you're looking at the next six weeks, saying why do we want to cause ourselves any problems? and that's exactly what's behind this. >> he's going to go back on the campaign trail of florida and ohio. i'm going to show our viewers our poll of polls, the average number of the most recent polls in these two key battleground states. look at ohio first. likely voters choice for president you see it right there, john, 50% for president obama, 44% for romney. that's a nice lead for obama in the key battleground state of ohio. if you take a look at florida, you see r
when bill clinton was seeking re-election in 1996, six weeks before the election he was at the u.n. general assembly meeting with a whole bunch of world leaders. >> this is kind of a don't rock the boat strategy. i think there's a sense that no good can come of any controversy right now. and that if you have one bilateral meeting and only one bilateral meeting, you're going to get other people angry. if you have a host of bilaterals, there's more of an opportunity to get more people...
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>> despite the election. most people believe obama can go to the liberals and say, you've got to vote for this. >> a lot of liberals are not going to vote for any significant cuts in medicare, for example. >> remember in 2011 when it was revealed what obama was negotiating with boehner, the liberals weren't happy abit. but the white house is confident they could have push that had deal through. but a lot of liberals feel like after the election, obama owes them a little bit more. >> the question is, can boehner get a majority of his republicans on board, can the president get a majority of the democrats on board? if they do that, they'll have a deal. >> it's ironic because it strengthening boehner's position if he goes to obama and says, i've got a lot of these really crazy conservatives pressuring me. it makes boehner's position a little bit stronger in the negotiating table if he can say, i've got these people on my right pushing me and i need a little -- i need to deliver something for them. >> you predict
>> despite the election. most people believe obama can go to the liberals and say, you've got to vote for this. >> a lot of liberals are not going to vote for any significant cuts in medicare, for example. >> remember in 2011 when it was revealed what obama was negotiating with boehner, the liberals weren't happy abit. but the white house is confident they could have push that had deal through. but a lot of liberals feel like after the election, obama owes them a little bit...
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we expect the cardinals to gather in mid-to late march to elect a new pope. our brian todd has a closer look now at who will run things in the meantime, and at the politics of picking the pope's successor. >> reporter: it is politics in overdrive, with the pope leaving february 28th, who will be in power at the vatican until a new pope is elected. there is a position, a right-hand man to the pope, who deals with finances and the managing tasks. it was portrayed as a master power broker. in real life, the title was held by the cardinal who also holds the powerful position of secretary of state, who in the vatican is like a prime minister. but experts say don't get the idea that bertoni is the stuff of movie legend. >> despite the job title and movies, he is not the best organizer? >> no, the joke in rome is he couldn't organize a one-man band, the number one criticism is they couldn't make the job run on time. >> reporter: the correspondent for the national catholic reporter newspaper says that bartoni was damaged in the so-called scandal. when the pope's butl
we expect the cardinals to gather in mid-to late march to elect a new pope. our brian todd has a closer look now at who will run things in the meantime, and at the politics of picking the pope's successor. >> reporter: it is politics in overdrive, with the pope leaving february 28th, who will be in power at the vatican until a new pope is elected. there is a position, a right-hand man to the pope, who deals with finances and the managing tasks. it was portrayed as a master power broker....
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elections. we'll both be in december in pyong yang two years ago. >> we helped stop a war. >> there were some pictures when we were there in pyonyang. governor, thanks so much. >>> parts of the united states suffering through the worst drought in decades. farmers are facing ruin. all of us to potentially could be facing higher prices. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. according to ford, the works fuel saver ckage could terally pay for itself. jim twitchel is this true? yes it's true. how is this possible? proper tire inflation, by using proper grades of oil, your car runs more efficiently, saves gas. you could be doing this right now? yes i could, mike. i'm slowing you down? yes you are. my bad. the works fuel saver p
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. >> re-election for knicnixon, 1. end to vietnam war and this was sort of the definitive statement. >> the most famous october surprise was in 1980 and the surprise was what did not happen. 52 u.s. hostages held in iran were not released before the election despite president carter's efforts. instead, they were freed as soon as ronald reagan was inaugurated, never proving that reagan emissaries back channelled with iran freeing the hostages. >> it fed into the whole dynamic of the 1980 race in a sense that carter was an ineffective president. >> to 1992. president bush was already on the ropes against bill clinton when casper wine berger, former president ronald reagan's defense secretary, was implicated in the iran contra scandal shortly before election day. bad news that bush did not need. in 2004, a classic october surprise. osama bin laden released a video of october 29th, four days before election day, in a razor thin race between bush and kerry. three years after 9/11, itted as a reminder of the e terrorist thre
. >> re-election for knicnixon, 1. end to vietnam war and this was sort of the definitive statement. >> the most famous october surprise was in 1980 and the surprise was what did not happen. 52 u.s. hostages held in iran were not released before the election despite president carter's efforts. instead, they were freed as soon as ronald reagan was inaugurated, never proving that reagan emissaries back channelled with iran freeing the hostages. >> it fed into the whole dynamic...
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if hamilton county is blue on election day, the president will win ohio and most likely be re-elected. at the moment the romney team thinks it can hold onto this state -- onto this part of the state. so it's just a feisty fight it all out intensity try to churn turnout. the romney campaign considers it a dead heat and believes it can make up the intensity on election day. >> candy, are you hearing echoes of 2000 when florida went for george w. bush by 537 votes? out of millions cast. >> i am. because you can't ever get that out of your head because it was just such a surprise. i can tell you, you know, it's not whether i hear them, it's whether both these campaigns hear them. one of the things i was listening to james baker the other day who of course was the lead lawyer for the then-candidate bush in 2000 who said, look, none of us ever expected this would happen. we weren't ready for a recount when it suddenly was obvious they needed one. both sides have lawyers that have been studying sometimes automatic recounts in some states. they've been looking at all the voter laws in these s
if hamilton county is blue on election day, the president will win ohio and most likely be re-elected. at the moment the romney team thinks it can hold onto this state -- onto this part of the state. so it's just a feisty fight it all out intensity try to churn turnout. the romney campaign considers it a dead heat and believes it can make up the intensity on election day. >> candy, are you hearing echoes of 2000 when florida went for george w. bush by 537 votes? out of millions cast....
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win the election. if his african-american and latino turnout is anywhere close to four years ago. again, that's progress for the president. you would like to be a little higher than that. that is a fact of life though in today's politics. even pre-obama. >> and the president's problem has ways been white men. >> white men especially, yes. >> that's why the gender gap is so important to him because he does so well with women of all kinds. so if he can balance out that gap with white men, then he will win. very important. >> that's ohio, michigan, wisconsin. if he does well enough, good enough with white men. >> in our new poll, i was interested in this question, who's more likely to win the debates? there will be three presidential debates in october. >> you tell us. >> look at this. at least according to this cnn/orc poll, 59% think the president will win the debates. 34% romney. so the expectations are that the president will do well. >> i think in part that's because people are more familiar with the
win the election. if his african-american and latino turnout is anywhere close to four years ago. again, that's progress for the president. you would like to be a little higher than that. that is a fact of life though in today's politics. even pre-obama. >> and the president's problem has ways been white men. >> white men especially, yes. >> that's why the gender gap is so important to him because he does so well with women of all kinds. so if he can balance out that gap with...
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were those elections considered free and fair elections, the elections that brought him to power? >> they were not considered free and fair but it was tilted towards the governing power not only because at one point we didn't want to participate in congress so he had congress all to himself. he was able to change the laws and have congress give him almost complete power and then the opposition comeback, which has not been so powerful. the mandate that calls for elections should happen in the next 30 days. chavez said the last time before he left to cuba that venezuelans should vote for the vice president. the main candidate, the opposition candidate will run against him. but the question is, will the opposition have enough time to defeat maduro when there will be a sympathy vote towards madura and those people in power. the economy hasn't been by many considered well managed. but a lot of people didn't improve their voting established ards. >> in venezuela? >> in venezuela. that's going to be an interesting resolvement. >> it's going to be interesting to see how they react to this
were those elections considered free and fair elections, the elections that brought him to power? >> they were not considered free and fair but it was tilted towards the governing power not only because at one point we didn't want to participate in congress so he had congress all to himself. he was able to change the laws and have congress give him almost complete power and then the opposition comeback, which has not been so powerful. the mandate that calls for elections should happen in...
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you've also got early elections coming up in israel, too. there have been some ordinary israelis have been anxious about the fact wondering if the u.s. would really step in and help if israel took a unilateral strike on iran. these exercises may help nettth. >> all right. chris lawrence at the pentagon. thanks very much. let's dig deeper into this. david sanger is here. he's the author of the book "confront and conceal." an excellent book indeed. >> thanks for having me. >> what do you make of the timing, a thousand u.s. troops in israel for these exercises. >> well, this was supposed to happen back in the spring. it did get put off but the timing is a happy consequence dense for both president obama and for prime minute ter netanyahu. romney is likely to repeat his line that the president is willing to have die light between himself and israel. >> he has also said he threw israel under the bus. >> he has said that. i think these exercises underscore the point. while there is great distance between obama and netanyahu, the u.s. and israel on
you've also got early elections coming up in israel, too. there have been some ordinary israelis have been anxious about the fact wondering if the u.s. would really step in and help if israel took a unilateral strike on iran. these exercises may help nettth. >> all right. chris lawrence at the pentagon. thanks very much. let's dig deeper into this. david sanger is here. he's the author of the book "confront and conceal." an excellent book indeed. >> thanks for having me....
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furious final push to election day. we're with the candidate as they add new urgency to the campaigns. we're also in the states that could decide who the next president could be. >>> plus, a weapons factory bombed in sudan and why it might be the latest move in a shadow war between israel and iran. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." with just a week and a half until the election, the candidate right now are in a dead heat. they've been crisscrossing the country in a mad scramble to make a difference to get out the vote and sway the undecided. the obama campaign is also calling in some of the heavy artillery. that would be the former president, bill clinton of the here is cnn's white house correspondent. >> reporter: for president obama there is no more powerful surrogate than president clinton. something he acknowledged in an interview released thursday. the last time we had healthy broad-based groelth was when he was president and
furious final push to election day. we're with the candidate as they add new urgency to the campaigns. we're also in the states that could decide who the next president could be. >>> plus, a weapons factory bombed in sudan and why it might be the latest move in a shadow war between israel and iran. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." with just a week and a half until the election, the...
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we'll win this election. we'll finish what we started. >> reporter: and he's got one more to go, kate. you can hear he's losing his voice there. he'll be here in iowa with mrs. obama. iowa, the state where as the campaign it all started with that upset victory against hillary clinton in january of 2008, kate. >> voice may be tired but seems he's got a second wind there in the final push. so what's on the plan for him tomorrow, jessica? >> reporter: so after this rally here, he will fly to chicago tonight and he'll be spending the day in chicago. i wouldn't be surprised if folks around the country hear him on the radio in various markets, probably telling people to go out and vote an, you know, they have a campaign ritual. he did this every single primary in 2008 and played basketball with a group encolluding reggie love, his body man and back on the old team. i guess the band has reunited for one last hoorah and playing ball tomorrow and closing out the ritual for one last campaign, kate. >> and watching the
we'll win this election. we'll finish what we started. >> reporter: and he's got one more to go, kate. you can hear he's losing his voice there. he'll be here in iowa with mrs. obama. iowa, the state where as the campaign it all started with that upset victory against hillary clinton in january of 2008, kate. >> voice may be tired but seems he's got a second wind there in the final push. so what's on the plan for him tomorrow, jessica? >> reporter: so after this rally here, he...
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that can matter in a close election. so as he prepares to speak to the country tonight unfiltered, let's look at where his unfavorable/favorable ratings are now. this changed a bit because of the republican convention. go back to beginning of august, 52-47, 48-47. this is statistic. president's ratings haven't changed all that much. so he's more favorable than unfavorable. but the president would like to boost that up. it would help him in a close election. why does that matter? this has always been an advantage over governor mitt romney. but if we look at the impact of the tampa convention, look at this. you do see a bit of a change. governor romney had just a four-point spread between favorable and unfavorable, wolf, going into the republican convention. ten points now, governor romney actually viewed more favorably than president obama out of the republican convention. you have to go back a long time in the polling to find anything like that. so one of the president's many challenges tonight. obviously the most signif
that can matter in a close election. so as he prepares to speak to the country tonight unfiltered, let's look at where his unfavorable/favorable ratings are now. this changed a bit because of the republican convention. go back to beginning of august, 52-47, 48-47. this is statistic. president's ratings haven't changed all that much. so he's more favorable than unfavorable. but the president would like to boost that up. it would help him in a close election. why does that matter? this has always...
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doesn't matter if they ve early or election day. but look at theequest for early mail-in democrats havea countywhere i'm in, m than hf the votes were cast early last election. that's where most of the students are.fascinating towatch one thing republicans are worrieout ashi early voting opehens, t president has momentum at the moment. they say it's critical that goney swit momentum athat voting ntinues wolf, 4 days right up to election day. >> everyone agrees, john, iowa very much in play ri now, right? >> reporter: yes. it's one of the states -- we have nineates we call toss-ups. this is one of them. seven of those nine states allow some form of in person early voting. iowa istl in play, but iowa is one of those stateshat have drifted a bit in the president's favor. and, again, this is a state where republicans did very well in 2010. they believe they have some energy on the ground. but they've watched the last ten days, wolf, if you talk to them privately, they're not happy with the romney strategy. they're not happy with the romn
doesn't matter if they ve early or election day. but look at theequest for early mail-in democrats havea countywhere i'm in, m than hf the votes were cast early last election. that's where most of the students are.fascinating towatch one thing republicans are worrieout ashi early voting opehens, t president has momentum at the moment. they say it's critical that goney swit momentum athat voting ntinues wolf, 4 days right up to election day. >> everyone agrees, john, iowa very much in play...
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it's an election that could put christie in very solid position for a white house run and it's an election that may have a big impact on the future of the republican party. cnn's erin mcpike is live in new jersey and joins us now. what does it look like there? >> reporter: well, wolf, chris christie was campaigning this morning in freehold, new jersey, which of course is the home of bruce springsteen but in the past four years, chris christie has become very much a rock star in his own right in this state, and i've got to tell you, he was getting that kind of treatment everywhere he went today. four years after he won in what was a squeaker, this race which he's expected to win by 20 to 30 points, is expected to catapult him to the top of the republican presidential field in 2016. new jersey governor chris christie is on an eight day, 90 stop bus tour across his state despite impending victory but his real message to new jersey voters might as well be to republicans across the country. >> imagine that on one night in our history, the whole country is looking to new jersey for leadership. >
it's an election that could put christie in very solid position for a white house run and it's an election that may have a big impact on the future of the republican party. cnn's erin mcpike is live in new jersey and joins us now. what does it look like there? >> reporter: well, wolf, chris christie was campaigning this morning in freehold, new jersey, which of course is the home of bruce springsteen but in the past four years, chris christie has become very much a rock star in his own...
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you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> so the jobs numbers that came out today, which were disappointing. >> right. >> how does that play as far as what he was trying to say in his acceptance speech? >> well, there are a couple ways to look at it. first of all, what you hope when you're a campaign going into a convention is that you're either going to break the race wide open or you're going to get a significant bounce coming out of it. and i think what these numbers could do is affect the size of a bounce if there's going to be any bounce. we saw the mitt romney didn't have much of a bounce. maybe the president wasn't going to get one anyway. but maybe it could sort of undermine the size of it. on the other hand, wolf, i will also argue that in the long-term, not in the short-term, but the long-term i think people's feelings about the economy are already cooked. i think that that probably happened some time o
you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> so the jobs numbers that came out today, which were disappointing. >> right. >> how does that play as far as what he was trying to say in his acceptance speech? >> well, there are a couple ways to look at it. first of all, what you hope when you're a campaign going...
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we're down to only 20 days until the presidential election. this afternoon president obama and mitt romney, they are squeezing in some campaigning in the all-important swing states before they have to hunker down once again to prepare for their third and final debate monday night. last night's fiery town hall debate is very much on their minds today. our white house correspondent, dan lothian, was with the president at his first stop today in iowa. >> reporter: wolf, even before the president arrived here at cornell college in mt. vernon, iowa, supporters were bragging about the performance one fired up the crowd by saying president obama was passionate reminiscent of the candidate they saw here in iowa in 2008. >> sharp, focused, passionate, knowledgeable, game on. >> reporter: with his sleeves rolled up and his tie loosened, the president strutted on to the stage in a sweltering gym and reminded voters about last night. >> as many of you know, we had our second debate last night. [ cheers and applause ] you know, i'm still trying to figure o
we're down to only 20 days until the presidential election. this afternoon president obama and mitt romney, they are squeezing in some campaigning in the all-important swing states before they have to hunker down once again to prepare for their third and final debate monday night. last night's fiery town hall debate is very much on their minds today. our white house correspondent, dan lothian, was with the president at his first stop today in iowa. >> reporter: wolf, even before the...
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they just won a big election. they just won a big election. they don't like kevin mccarthy. don't want anyone from the existing republican leadership to get this job. they schedule the house floor, set the calendar agenda. they don't trust jane boehner and don't want the number to be a boehner confidant. >> kevin mccarthy is from california and there's a movement among conservatives in house saying we need someone in the house leadership who's from a red state. kevin mccarthy gets elected, he's from a conservative district. >> you think there could be a nice little fight going on? >> no doubt about it. mccarthy is trapped now. this will turn into establishment versus tea party no matter what mccarthy does. >> buck mckeon the last hour told me he wants mccarthy all the way. >> he's most likely a boehner ally. those associated with the leadership, that's why they're scheduling the election a week from friday. they want to get this over quickly. those with leadership positions are already recognized. kevin mccarthy counts the votes, made a few mistakes counting votes. you have
they just won a big election. they just won a big election. they don't like kevin mccarthy. don't want anyone from the existing republican leadership to get this job. they schedule the house floor, set the calendar agenda. they don't trust jane boehner and don't want the number to be a boehner confidant. >> kevin mccarthy is from california and there's a movement among conservatives in house saying we need someone in the house leadership who's from a red state. kevin mccarthy gets...
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look, there's a month left in this election. the president has two debates to recover, other ways to recover, out campaigning watch and see in the next week does campaign ad spending and content change in the next weeks? but the democrats have the jitters that the republicans had last week. a long way to go but the big thing last night some democrats thought with the strong first debate performance the president could all but put this away. that didn't happen and we have quite a horse race. >> we certainly do. we'll see what the polls in the next few days show. i expect there will be a bounce for mitt romney. john, thanks very much. jack cafferty has his own take on last night's presidential debate. he's here with the cafferty file, jack. >> if president obama had been a broadway show last night, it would have closed after one performance. even the president's staunch supporters were baffled by president obama's lackluster effort. "what was he doing?" james carville," romney came in with a chain saw." and andrew sullivan, "he ch
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easily electing mike doug et as mayor. >> he has a plan for change. you know, he's talking about changing the way we do thing, the way we work in detroit. >> he won over an electorate that's 83% black. >> i was not -- about the racial division in this community or this country. >> reporter: detroit hasn't elected a white mayor since 1970. >> i have concluded that the time has come for action. >> reporter: three dog night topped the charts. ♪ mama told me not to come >> reporter: and "hawaii 5-0" was a hit show. duggen was faciing off against fellow democrat, the county sheriff. >> the white cant was the one who convinced them he had the right stuff to turn detroit around. >> reporter: a form el mayor went to jail. detroit's poverty rate is at 40%, and it has $18 billion in debt. mike duggen has built a reputation as a turnaround artist, a mr. fix-it. >> reporter: but he'll be forced to work under an emergency manager. >> enough is enough, let's stabilize and grow detroit. >> reporter: he'll have to work with city residents and that manager, who trum
easily electing mike doug et as mayor. >> he has a plan for change. you know, he's talking about changing the way we do thing, the way we work in detroit. >> he won over an electorate that's 83% black. >> i was not -- about the racial division in this community or this country. >> reporter: detroit hasn't elected a white mayor since 1970. >> i have concluded that the time has come for action. >> reporter: three dog night topped the charts. ♪ mama told me...
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>> translator: there will not be an election. there is no one who can provide an election. the central government does not control the situation. >> russian president vladimir putin was back on the bully pulpit taking aim at president obama asking, who is he to judge what is happening here in ukraine and that he should find a position on a court somewhere but putin also saying that he'll respect the results of sunday's election this as he's influencing and disrupting that election, perhaps keeping his options opened. but administration officials say they will wait until after the election to consider any new economic penalties against russia. wolf? >> because earlier they said if there was evidence russia was directly interfering with free and fair elections, the u.s.-led sanctions would immediately be intensified. that was the threat that was made by the president a couple of weeks ago. but you're saying now they are going to wait until after they count the ballots before deciding whether more sanctions should be imposed? >> reporter: that's what administration officials a
>> translator: there will not be an election. there is no one who can provide an election. the central government does not control the situation. >> russian president vladimir putin was back on the bully pulpit taking aim at president obama asking, who is he to judge what is happening here in ukraine and that he should find a position on a court somewhere but putin also saying that he'll respect the results of sunday's election this as he's influencing and disrupting that election,...
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can early voting have already turned this election. all of that coming up at the top of the hour. >> looking forward to a good turn out, it will be critical. see you at the top of the hour. >> with their husbands concentrating on predebate home work, the wives are on the campaign trail. can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet, or body swelling; enlarged or painful breasts; problems br
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>>> every election has consequences. this one felt bigger than most even before today's supreme court ruling that elevated it more. list tone mitt romney. he says help us, help us defeat obama care, help us defeet the liberal agenda that makes government too big, too intrusive, and is killing jobs across this country. it is true, but many don't consider romney the best messenger on health care. here is a bigger truth, he is the last best hope for obama care opponents. >> what the court did not do on its last day in session i will do on my first day if elected president of the united states, and that is i will act to repeal obama care. >> the supreme court's 5-4 decision ended any conservative hope that the high court would block the law. even if republicans kept the house and took control of the senate in november, a second obama term would mean a veto of any repeal effort. elections have consequences. in your vote in 131 days, it will settle the repeal debate. here tonight, cnn contributor ryan liz a, and ann a navarro,
>>> every election has consequences. this one felt bigger than most even before today's supreme court ruling that elevated it more. list tone mitt romney. he says help us, help us defeat obama care, help us defeet the liberal agenda that makes government too big, too intrusive, and is killing jobs across this country. it is true, but many don't consider romney the best messenger on health care. here is a bigger truth, he is the last best hope for obama care opponents. >> what the...
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the first democratically elected president in that country has just been ousted. we're also taking a much closer look at the critical implications for the united states. >>> plus the prosecution nears the end right now, presenting what's been a very controversial case in the george zimmerman murder trial. our legal team is standing by. we'll break down all the testimony. that's coming up today as well. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> huge breaking news, historic news out of the egypt, a military coup in egypt ousting president morsi, just a year after he became the country's first democratically elected leader. troops are in control of key points in cairo, pandemonium in tahrir square, where opponents of the islamic leader, they are celebrating big time. look at the reaction when they first got word. there's also those simmering, anger among morsi's many supporters. they are also out on the streets. posts meantime urge egyptians not on to accept the coup and avoid shedding blood. let's begin our coverage with ivan watson. what a day, ivan. se
the first democratically elected president in that country has just been ousted. we're also taking a much closer look at the critical implications for the united states. >>> plus the prosecution nears the end right now, presenting what's been a very controversial case in the george zimmerman murder trial. our legal team is standing by. we'll break down all the testimony. that's coming up today as well. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> huge...
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the elections are either going to happen or not happen and the road to the elections is going to be a period of de-escalation or the russian goal to make the elections impossible, we're going to see a lot more of what you're watching on the screen right now. this could get messy. >> it certainly could. jim sciutto, thank you. you can see fareed zakaria every sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. >>> coming up, donald sterling is speaking out for the first time about the scandal marked by hits racist remarks. what he's now saying about selling the clippers, about his alleged girlfriend. cnn's rachel nichols and don lemon are standing by. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammatio
the elections are either going to happen or not happen and the road to the elections is going to be a period of de-escalation or the russian goal to make the elections impossible, we're going to see a lot more of what you're watching on the screen right now. this could get messy. >> it certainly could. jim sciutto, thank you. you can see fareed zakaria every sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. >>> coming up, donald sterling is speaking out for the...
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the mayor is not up for re-election at the next election. but half the city council is. so this is an opportunity to get that change if people want it. >> is he going to be re-elected in the next election? what do you think? >> i doubt it. really i think his presence and continued presence in that position is an obstacle to what the city and what this region needs to move forward. i think the best thing he could do is eventually resign. what i understand about the ferguson city charter is that in the case of a vacancy in the mayor, it would be the city council that would appoint an interim mayor among city council members. that's something that may best happen after the next election. >> john gaskin and cornell william brooks the head of the naacp suggested to me -- i don't want to put words in his mouth. some african-americans may be intimidated to go out and vote right now given the climate that exists in ferguson surrounding communities. what do you say to that? >> i think cornell brooks is exactly right. when you have got the type of tension that exists in this regio
the mayor is not up for re-election at the next election. but half the city council is. so this is an opportunity to get that change if people want it. >> is he going to be re-elected in the next election? what do you think? >> i doubt it. really i think his presence and continued presence in that position is an obstacle to what the city and what this region needs to move forward. i think the best thing he could do is eventually resign. what i understand about the ferguson city...
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before the election, will anything be done? no. potentially a lame duck session after the election, they can deal with this. that will be handily influenced by who wins. not only in the presidential race, but the congressional race as well. >> if you and i think november 6th we're going to be done, we're going to be working hard between then and the end of the year. that lame duck session will have direct impact on all the people watching us right now. thanks, john. >> thank you. >> thapgs very much. >>> republicans may have more than just political storm on their hands. we're also tracking tropical storm isaac which could be headed straight for the convention site in tampa. >>> plus, could todd akin's plans to stay in a critical senate race mean an automattive win for the democrats? i'll ask the obama campaign national press secretary. he's here. he'll join us live. >>> an explosive west nile outbreak is spreading across the country. the latest on the soaring death toll just reported by the cdc. great shot. how did the nba become
before the election, will anything be done? no. potentially a lame duck session after the election, they can deal with this. that will be handily influenced by who wins. not only in the presidential race, but the congressional race as well. >> if you and i think november 6th we're going to be done, we're going to be working hard between then and the end of the year. that lame duck session will have direct impact on all the people watching us right now. thanks, john. >> thank you....
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>> well, look, it's election time. i have the highest respect for all candidates without making too many engagements on it. he is the candidate of the republican party, i respect him very much. >> because you obviously respect president obama as well. earlier you described the u.s./israeli relationship under his administration as being very strong. >> yes. he's the action president. and i have the highest regard for what he did as president. >> president obama? >> president obama, right. >> would you want to compare him? because you've worked -- and you go back to 1948 when harry truman recognized israel's independence. >> yes. >> you've worked with every american president over the years. >> yes. >> where would you put president obama? you've worked with all of them. >> on a high mark. look, i worked with republican presidents and democratic presidents, all of them. and each of them has shown a deep and profound friendship to israel, you know? i can't remember anybody who was in that sense negative as far as israel's
>> well, look, it's election time. i have the highest respect for all candidates without making too many engagements on it. he is the candidate of the republican party, i respect him very much. >> because you obviously respect president obama as well. earlier you described the u.s./israeli relationship under his administration as being very strong. >> yes. he's the action president. and i have the highest regard for what he did as president. >> president obama? >>...
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that's why we keep having these change elections. when it is in their own self-interest to get something done ie, their jobs are in jeopardy, then they get something done. could it be corporate tax reform? maybe? repairing roads or bridges or trade? absolutely. >> why would there possibly be any agreement on immigration now? the house of representatives is now more conservative than it was, or will be. and they didn't even have a vote only it for two years. obama has to do what he's going to do because nothing is going to happen. >> if he does that, that pois poisons -- >> there was not a single republican elected to the senate who endorsed the senate bill who would support a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million here undocumented. so it's going to be very hard for them to get to the same place. but if you do this, it is waving a red flag in front of the bull. i bet he doesn't. this hat has long ago dispaired of his ability to get something done with a republican congress. >> just to answer your question, why now? because now the
that's why we keep having these change elections. when it is in their own self-interest to get something done ie, their jobs are in jeopardy, then they get something done. could it be corporate tax reform? maybe? repairing roads or bridges or trade? absolutely. >> why would there possibly be any agreement on immigration now? the house of representatives is now more conservative than it was, or will be. and they didn't even have a vote only it for two years. obama has to do what he's going...
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in the 2010 election, that number had increased to 12%. but don't think that means religion is unimportant. just about everyone we spoke to say some form of faith is part of their lives. >> you have to find something that grounds you. >> good morals, which comes from religion, is the basis of good people. >> back at the basilica, monsignor says what he believes is going is that people are questioning and searching. >> many people do look and they may shop around, as they say. it could be that. and maybe that. but it's a great opportunity, because we know that they're questioning. and that's what faith is. faith is to question. >> the united states as a whole is still a religious country, so 79% of the pew study found that even those who don't identify with an organized religion, well, two-thirds of them say they still believe in god. wolf? >> lisa, thanks very much. and by the way, for the first time, cnn has dominated the religion news writers association awards. the first place awards recognize the work of our staffers. congratulations t
in the 2010 election, that number had increased to 12%. but don't think that means religion is unimportant. just about everyone we spoke to say some form of faith is part of their lives. >> you have to find something that grounds you. >> good morals, which comes from religion, is the basis of good people. >> back at the basilica, monsignor says what he believes is going is that people are questioning and searching. >> many people do look and they may shop around, as they...
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i have every confidence that will be the outcome of this election. i cannot decide what the attacks on me will be. >> clinton talks trust. the democratic presidential front-runner responds to questions about her vulnerabilities her controversial e-mails and her republican rivals. stand by for the first national tv interview of her 2016 campaign. hillary versus donald. she says she's disappointed in her old friend and former campaign contributor for his shocking remarks about mexicans. and tonight clinton is accusing the other gop candidates of not being all that different from trump on the crucial issue of immigration. plus midair collision. an air force fighter jet and small plane collide in mid flight reigning down debris over a large area how could this happen. and failure to train, the pentagon acknowledges a stunning lack of progress teaching syrian rebels to fights isis. critics say it is more proof that the president's isis strategy isn't working. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, wolf blitzer is off today, i'm
i have every confidence that will be the outcome of this election. i cannot decide what the attacks on me will be. >> clinton talks trust. the democratic presidential front-runner responds to questions about her vulnerabilities her controversial e-mails and her republican rivals. stand by for the first national tv interview of her 2016 campaign. hillary versus donald. she says she's disappointed in her old friend and former campaign contributor for his shocking remarks about mexicans. and...
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libya's holding its first election in nearly a half century. people will elect a national assembly that will appoint a transitional government and draft a new constitution. democracy seems to be quite popular in libya. some 3,500 candidates from 300 political parties are running for those 200 seats. and pakistan says a u.s. drone killed 20 people today on its side of the border with afghanistan. this is the second drone strike this month. and the first since pakistan reopened its border crossings to supply trucks heading into afghanistan. in a separate incident, 18 pakistanis are dead after their vehicles were fired on by unknown assailantassailants. they were on their way to iran and the attack happened near the border. former presidential candidate jon huntsman decided to skip this summer's republican convention. the former utah governor says he won't attend anymore conventions until republicans focus on what he calls a bigger, bolder, more confident future based on problem solving, inclusiveness and a willingness to address what he calls the
libya's holding its first election in nearly a half century. people will elect a national assembly that will appoint a transitional government and draft a new constitution. democracy seems to be quite popular in libya. some 3,500 candidates from 300 political parties are running for those 200 seats. and pakistan says a u.s. drone killed 20 people today on its side of the border with afghanistan. this is the second drone strike this month. and the first since pakistan reopened its border...